Datang: God-level son-in-law, salted fish will become stronger

Only by truly solving the people's livelihood issues such as food, clothing, housing and transportation for the surrounding people.

Only then can he really return to Beijing with peace of mind.

At the same time, Li Er also carried out deep reflection and introspection in his heart.

Why did such absurd things happen under his rule.

But no matter what ever happened.

Li Er's heart for the country and the people is indeed worthy of respect.

Chapter 456: Li Er grabs credit (1/5)

After all the officials involved in the case in the four states have been dealt with.

Li Er asked the court to allocate a batch of relief food, and arranged for the prefectural troops to help the people and rebuild after the disaster.

He also deliberately selected a few confidant senior officials to be responsible for a series of follow-up tasks in the four states.

In short, Li Er arranged everything he could think of for the common people.

Only then set off back to Chang'an.

After all, this time the court really owed the people.

If it weren't for the unknown employment of the imperial court, the people of Hedong Road would not have suffered such a serious crime.

If the court rescued in time, there would be a tragic scene of starvation everywhere in Hedong Road.

However, Li Er's iron fist against Liu Yu and other corrupt officials, and his benevolence and righteousness to love the people like a son.

It made up for the hearts of the people in the four states, and even the whole world.

Otherwise, like the case of the severe drought in Hedong Road, the entire court would know nothing about it.

It will definitely have a great negative impact on Li Er's reputation.

Li Erda was extremely grateful to Qin Mu from the bottom of his heart.

If it wasn't for Qin Mu telling them that there was a disaster in Hedong Road.

I'm afraid Liu Yu and the corrupt officials of the four states have already destroyed the evidence and continue to escape justice.

Thinking of this, Li Er wanted to give Qin Mu some rewards.

But thinking of Qin Mu's attitude of not caring about anything, he couldn't help complaining about him in his heart.

Li Er has a love-hate relationship with Qin Mu.

Chang'an City.

Royal Palace.

Hall of Liangyi.

The civil and military officials looked at Li Er, who was thin and dark-skinned because of the Hedong Dao case, and felt distressed.

They could feel that Li Er was a little less impetuous than before, and a little more calm as an emperor.

Because Qin Mu stayed in Hedong Road for more than a month, he couldn't eat or sleep well.

Then he went back to the mansion to recuperate and did not go to court.

Seeing that Qin Mu didn't come, Li Er frowned slightly, doubted for a moment, then left him alone.

Afterwards, Li Er swept towards the officials in the palace, stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice.

"This drought on the Hedong Road, you must keep it in mind. This is a lesson learned from blood."

"As an official of the Tang Dynasty, if you want to truly become the official of the people's parents, you must start from the interests of the people and don't take money too seriously."

"Although you are all standing on the dry shore with a high-sounding appearance, are you really so clean? How many of you have been searching for the hard-earned money of the people for a long time."

"I advise you to stop thinking carefully. After all, paper can't cover fire. Since you want to be an official, then don't think about getting rich, and don't regret it after losing your head in the end."

"This time, fortunately, I discovered it in time, so that the disaster in Hedong Road did not expand, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials immediately made a series of rainbow farts.

"Your Majesty is holy, you should be an emperor through the ages, and he is really a role model for us."

"Your Majesty is really the reincarnation of Yao and Shun. Even if we live for a thousand years, we will not be as good as Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and his heart is attached to the country. With a wise king like His Majesty, our Tang Dynasty will surely prosper and prosper forever."

Faced with a burst of flattery from civil and military officials, Li Er raised the corners of his mouth proudly.

Among the civil and military officials, only Changsun Wuji remained silent.

Seeing Changsun Wuji bowing his head deeply, he was crazily complaining about Li Er's shamelessness from the bottom of his heart.

Why didn't I realize at the beginning that His Majesty is so unwavering about Bilian?

It is my precious nephew who is so smart that he discovered the severe drought in Hedong Road, but now you have taken all the credit for my precious nephew with a single word, it is really shameless.

Sigh... Datang has such a thick-skinned king, I am starting to worry about the future of Datang.

But Mu'er is indeed a blessed general of the Tang Dynasty, with Mu'er in charge, many things in the court are much easier to handle.

His Majesty still doesn't know if Mu'er is hurt.

Hmph, you regret it.

In the bottom of his heart, Changsun Wuji complained for a while.

Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Li Er for being so thick-skinned.

But he definitely didn't dare to expose Li Er at this time.

It's just that the expression on his face was sometimes sullen and sometimes joyful, which immediately attracted Li Er's attention.

"Auxiliary machine, your face is serious and cheerful, what are you thinking?"

"Are you listening carefully to what I just said? After the case of Hedong Road, have you seriously reflected on it?"

"I'll just ask you and Wei Zheng a few questions, and see if you can answer them."

Being directly named by Li Er, Changsun Wuji's thoughts were immediately brought back to reality.

Wei Zheng on the side was also shocked, and the two replied in unison,

"A humble official must know everything and say everything."

Li Er nodded, and then asked repeatedly: "First, the drought in the four prefectures of Hedong Road has been severe for more than a month. Why is there no news about such a natural disaster to the court?"

"Secondly, the public trading of children in Jinzhou has even developed into a complete industrial chain. Is this just a special case caused by the severe drought and natural disasters, or is it something that may exist in all parts of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Thirdly, how does Chang'an City's Jingcha do things? Why are there so many officials in the four prefectures of Hedong Road who are obsessed with people and wealth, and have degenerated into corrupt officials, but none of them petitions for the people and speaks out for justice?"

"Wei Zheng, I handed over the Yushitai to you, but how does your Yushitai handle things?"

"Among the hundreds of local officials, there is not a single wise person, so what's the use of asking you Yushitai?"

Li Er asked four questions in one breath, and every time he asked a question, his tone became more serious.

In the end, he was almost scolding Wei Zheng angrily.

All civil and military officials immediately bowed down and replied in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Hmph!" Li Er snorted coldly, ignored everyone, just stared at Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng and said, "I'm asking you two questions!"

After Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng looked at each other, it was Changsun Wuji who answered first, "Report to Your Majesty."

"The imperial court did not receive the news of the severe drought in Hedong Road, because the prefect Liu Yu colluded with the Taiping army. The two sides worked together and covered the sky with one hand, blocking the entire Jinzhou. That's why the capital did not receive the news in time."

"As for the matter of buying and selling people, I believe that this is definitely not a special case in Jinzhou, and it is not just because of natural disasters."

"So, if we want to eradicate this phenomenon as much as possible, we can strictly enforce the criminal law in the future and make the act of buying and selling people a capital crime."

"As for last year's Jingcha, among the officials of the four prefectures, a large part of them were between dismissal and retention."

"At the same time, because many officials were arrested at that time, some necessary positions were already vacant, so they were not dismissed. I am afraid that it was at that time, and it remains to this day."

"As for Yushitai...Only Master Wei knows..."

While Changsun Wuji was talking, he also turned his head to look at Wei Zheng.

Chapter 457 : Said Cao Cao Cao Cao Arrived (2/5)

Wei Zheng was slightly taken aback when he heard Changsun Wuji mention him.

Immediately, he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the severe drought on the Hedong Road has caused the common people to live in dire straits. This humble minister is indeed guilty."

"It's because of the negligence of employing people that some officials were bribed or even killed in the supervisory censors of Hedong Road. This led to the tragedy of Hedong Road. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Wei Zheng's voice just fell.

Changsun Wuji bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, I also have an unshirkable responsibility. Please punish the crime, Your Majesty."

After a moment of silence, Li Er replied, "You two are indeed guilty."

"The severe drought on Hedong Road is not just caused by the negligence of the two of you. Everyone present, even me, is guilty of dereliction of duty."

"That's all, tomorrow morning, you two will replace me and all of us, and the court will conduct a deep review."

"Now, if there is nothing wrong, let's retreat."

After listening to Li Er's words, everyone in the hall understood what Li Er meant.

Li Er pointed out the problem, and he really wanted to hold him accountable.

But it's not just Sun Wuji, chief secretary of the Ministry of officials, and Wei Zheng, Yushitai, who are held accountable.

What Li Er wanted to hold accountable was the responsibility of all the officials in the hall.

Calling Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng by name alone is just for show.

Moreover, Li Erzhen can punish Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng, they must not believe it.

What Li Er wants is to let everyone present and even all officials in the entire Tang Dynasty know.

As an official of the Tang Dynasty, one must always think about the common people.

Instead of letting yourself be swallowed by greedy desires.

Amidst the resignation of civil and military officials, it can be regarded as retiring from the early court.

Just as Changsun Wuji was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by Li Er.

Changsun Wuji didn't know why, so he asked with a confused face, "Does Your Majesty have any other orders?"

Li Er waved his hand and responded, "Why did you tell me not to tell you, what about your precious nephew? Why didn't you come to court today?"

"I originally wanted to have a good chat with him, how did he deduce the severe drought in the east river, and how did he collect such specific evidence in the end."

Changsun Wuji also shook his head when he heard the words and replied: "Your Majesty, I don't know why Mu'er didn't come to the morning court today, and I was planning to go to his house to see what happened."

Li Er nodded, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Then I will go with you."

After saying that, Li Er immediately changed into casual clothes, and went to the Qin residence together with Changsun Wuji.

Chang'an City.

Qin Mansion.

Qin Mu asked Xue Rengui to prepare a bunch of ingredients, and wanted to make a good meal and reward them for themselves.

Although Qin Mu is not some pampered young master.

But during the time he stayed in Hedong Road, the quality of eating, drinking and sleeping must not be as good as at his own home.

Both he and Xue Rengui were tanned a lot.

So when he got home, Qin Mu wanted to cook something delicious to comfort himself and Xue Rengui.

According to Qin Mu's instructions, Xue Rengui prepared pears, rock sugar, wolfberry and top-quality chicken.

He asked very curiously: "Master, what are you going to do?"

"I've never heard of anything delicious that chicken and Sydney can make..."

The corner of Qin Mu's mouth raised slightly, and he said flatly, "There are too many good things you haven't eaten before."

"But you're right this time. Sydney and chicken really don't go together. What I'm going to make today is a special drink and fried chicken."